How To Install fortunes-ubuntu-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fortunes-ubuntu-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fortunes-ubuntu-server
fortunes-ubuntu-server is:
This package provides a set of tips on using Ubuntu server, in a fortune database format.
There are three methods to install fortunes-ubuntu-server on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fortunes-ubuntu-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fortunes-ubuntu-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fortunes-ubuntu-server
Install fortunes-ubuntu-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fortunes-ubuntu-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fortunes-ubuntu-server
Install fortunes-ubuntu-server Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install fortunes-ubuntu-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fortunes-ubuntu-server
How To Uninstall fortunes-ubuntu-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fortunes-ubuntu-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fortunes-ubuntu-server
Uninstall fortunes-ubuntu-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fortunes-ubuntu-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fortunes-ubuntu-server
Remove fortunes-ubuntu-server Configurations and Data
To remove fortunes-ubuntu-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fortunes-ubuntu-server
Remove fortunes-ubuntu-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fortunes-ubuntu-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fortunes-ubuntu-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fortunes-ubuntu-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
